Those desks were solid and well made. They make great desks for a home office or kids bedroom (just check for rude graffiti…..)Continuing the ink theme .... inkwells still in wooden desks long after the ink monitor ceased being - usually full of fluff, dust, nits, dandruff, pencil sharpenings and the odd ballbearing.
Parker ink cartridges, even messier than a Quink bottle !
I used to like writing with a Parker